The Turkish army is raising its tone

The American analyst Edward Nicolae Luttwak denounces the AKP's European strategy. "The thrust given to Turkeys's candidadcy for EU accession is the AKP's most strategic trickery. The declared goal is the acceleration of growth to take the current GDP per inhabitant, which is 9,000 dollars, up to 30,000 dollars, the average European GDP per inhabitant. Turkey still has a lot to do before reaching this goal. In addition, the EU has laid down an essential condition: that the political authority of the armed forces be abrogated. This is music to the ears of the AKP given the fact these forces represent the main barrier for Islamisation."

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